A second person has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a gas station in Williamsboro.
Members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office arrested Keron Small on Jan. 7, 2022 in connection with the shooting death of Devontae Cheek on Oct. 30, 2021.
Small is in custody at the Vance County Detention Facility without privilege of bond.
According to information from the sheriff’s office, Cheek was exiting the passenger side of a motor vehicle to enter the station, located at the intersection of N.C. 39 North and Thomas Road when unknown subjects opened fire from a vehicle which then left the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office.